Tenesha Jenkins, 34, was found dead in her Champaign, Illinois, home on February 23, 2020. Authorities discovered her unresponsive at a residence on the 2200 block of Dale Drive; the death was treated as a homicide. The Champaign County Coroner’s Office conducted an autopsy on February 25, 2020.

Investigators reported Jenkins had been smothered. They also documented cuts on the sides of her face, likely from glass, and defensive wounds on her hands. Her friend Monica Donerson said Jenkins had recently graduated from cosmetology school and was training as a licensed esthetician. Jenkins’ boyfriend, Antoine Craig, turned himself in to Rantoul police on February 26, 2020, and was formally charged with her murder; reports note he had prior felony convictions and was out on bond at the time.

Anyone with information about Jenkins, her movements before February 23, 2020, or the events at the Dale Drive residence is asked to come forward.